PRC Delivers Statement in front of Human Rights Council over PRS Issue

During a session the Human Rights Council dedicated for the urgent cases that require rapid attention, the Palestinian Return Center (PRC) presented an oral statement in front of the member countries on Tuesday, through which it highlighted the Palestinians in Syria’s conditions amid the ongoing war, over the past few years.

In its statement, the Center held Israel accountable primarily for this tragedy, since it displaced them from their homes in 1948 and until this day refuses to grant them the right to return, despite the international resolutions made to support their rights.

The Center clarified that the Palestinians in Syria’s conditions are continuously deteriorating and that the kidnapping and extrajudicial killings taking place on a daily basis, are making it impossible to guarantee the safety and the freedom of movement for any of them.

The Center’s Head of Communication, Sameh Habeeb, announced that according to AGPS’s latest statistics, the total number of victims has reached 3557, of which 469 have died of torture. Approximately 1636 people are still detained, including at least 103 women and girls.

The Palestinian Return Centre is an independent consultancy focusing on the historical, political and legal aspects of the Palestinian Refugees. The organization offers expert advice to various actors and agencies on the question of Palestinian Refugees within the context of the Nakba - The catastrophe following the forced displacement of Palestinians in 1948 - and serves as an information repository on other related aspects of the Palestine question and the Arab-Israeli conflict. It specializes in the research, analysis, and monitoring of issues pertaining to the dispersed Palestinians and their internationally recognized legal right to return.